The Darlington Tigers will face off against the Pepperell Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Darlington has three straight victories, Pepperell has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Darlington beat Haralson County 21-16.
Meanwhile, Pepperell lost 49-28 to Temple on Friday.
Darlington now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pepperell, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Darlington suffered a grim 35-10 defeat to Pepperell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pepperell's Sam Ross, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Now that Darlington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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